Today's
Meditation:
This
is a beautiful image--I love the idea that each of us was
born with a seed inside of us that will grow into a full
tree, beautiful and amazing, if only we provide it with
conditions that will allow it to grow.
And
what are those conditions? Simply this: using
the talents and abilities and gifts that we were provided
with in order to contribute something to the world, in
order to give something in just the right measure, in ways
that only I can contribute. If I do so, then I grow
and learn and develop those gifts so that they're even
more beneficial to the other people who inhabit this
planet with me.
I
will one day die. That's okay. But as many
people have said throughout history, I don't want to die
knowing that I've never lived. And if I don't use
the very special talents that I have, then I can be pretty
sure that I won't truly live at all. But that
problem is easy enough to remedy before it happens.
All we have to do is first, be aware of what our talents
are and second, make every effort that we can to use those
talents as well as we can. We don't have to change
the world with them, of course, but we can add something
very valuable that may combine with someone else's
contribution someday to make something even bigger and
better.
Someday
I'd like to see myself as a huge tree, providing precious
shade for people during hot summer days, and perhaps
shelter during rainstorms. I'd like to provide a
beautiful show in the autumn, and come back to help give
people hope for renewal in spring. I'm building that
tree now, helping it grow and become more than it would be
if I left it to grow on its own. It does take effort
on my part, but oh, what a result the final product will
be!
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